ITV-F1

[docevi1]

WTF are they playing at, 5 laps between advert breaks? Nothing short of disgraceful!

It's made me switch it off completely and put some music on instead.

[foster3jd]

You're not missing anything.... first lap brilliant, everything since has been DULL, DULL, DULL .... now got Mike Gascoigne on talking about "leap froging" people at the pitstops

Back to Motors TV for some real racing.

[Eric Mc]

Brilliant 125cc race on GP at Donnington in the wet.

Forget F1 - it's dead.

[docevi1]

actually, I've left it on and it's got "better" in that the breaks are further apart but that must have been the greatest line by cock:

"and he's suffered an Engine Failure pause or a transmission failure or something went wrong".

[foster3jd]

monkeyhanger said:

11 laps to go and they go to a break....

yeh, but something tells me we're not going to miss anything exciting this time

ps. hang on.... Fisi is right up Schumi's chuf

>> Edited by foster3jd on Sunday 24th July 14:20

[Eric Mc]

And they MISSED the actual overtake.

No wonder we're all getting fed up with this circus.

[saxo-stew]

to be fair, its not ITV's fault. its the german tv company covering the race, and ITV just uses the feed.

i really feel sorry for kimi. this season was his. i just hope Ilmore build a reliable engine in future.

[Eric Mc]

I wasn't aiming my copmments at ITV in particular. Just the overall "show". It really is a poor apology for motorsport.

[gemini]

Was that the "Winged Horse of Chav Tat" they won as a trophy?

Button on the money!!

>> Edited by gemini on Sunday 24th July 14:56

[saxo-stew]

Eric Mc said:

I wasn't aiming my copmments at ITV in particular. Just the overall "show". It really is a poor apology for motorsport.

very true. shame the digital coverage didnt amount to much. i would much rather be in control of what i watch.

or maybe a a split screen.

[monkeyhanger]

Back to BBC would suffice for me...

[Digital]

Did Jenson Button actually win the race? You would have thought so from the way that Rosenthal and co. were going on after the race

Why do ITV feel they have to promote F1 as the Jenson Button show? There are other, better drivers out there doing a better job, except they're not English...

[Eric Mc]

It's called Jingoism, or in Rosenthal's case, Jimboism.

[caduceus]

Eric Mc said:

Forget F1 - it's dead.

Could'nt have put it better.

Its a great sedative if you fancy a Sunday afternoon nap though. Switch on F1, hello zeeezs.

[docevi1]

Digital said:

Did Jenson Button actually win the race? You would have thought so from the way that Rosenthal and co. were going on after the race Why do ITV feel they have to promote F1 as the Jenson Button show? There are other, better drivers out there doing a better job, except they're not English...

You'll also find that Martin Brundle is Jensen's manager and times are tough at the moment.

You'll find that the contract between Jensen and Williams is iron clad and that JB will be forced to drive for an under-performing team which will be in dire trouble next year (no engine, no manufacturer for the engine...). The likely case is that Brundle and co are trying to rally the public support to try and force Frank Williams hand to bow to pressure.

[Digital]

Isn't it David Coulthard that's managed by Brundle? Brundle doesn't bother me, it's Jim Rosenthal, Louise Goodman and the way it's presented as the Jenson Button show. Regardless of who won the race, they always seem more keen to talk about how JB has just got on...

I just think that the ITV team overestimate how much people watch F1 for the nationality of the drivers, a driver who is exciting to watch is exciting whichever country he is from.

[LancsDriver]

docevi1 said:

Digital said: Did Jenson Button actually win the race? You would have thought so from the way that Rosenthal and co. were going on after the race Why do ITV feel they have to promote F1 as the Jenson Button show? There are other, better drivers out there doing a better job, except they're not English... You'll also find that Martin Brundle is Jensen's manager and times are tough at the moment. You'll find that the contract between Jensen and Williams is iron clad and that JB will be forced to drive for an under-performing team which will be in dire trouble next year (no engine, no manufacturer for the engine...). The likely case is that Brundle and co are trying to rally the public support to try and force Frank Williams hand to bow to pressure.

Martin Brundle does not manage Jenson, he actually manages Coulthard!.

[gemini]

Come on guys

Yes a good driver is great but a British good driver even better!